The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-19
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

FON0ENI PAnR6HNFnSs
The Englishman who said that hing.
ging was 'armless" was wrong. Ith
armful.--L1e.
The first frost Is twice blessed. II
brings down the chestnut aud the mos
quito.-Pncb.
Man attributes his misfortunes to
bad luck and his success to shrewdness.
- Whitehau Times.
There are twenty-one bureaus OF
labor in the United States. Four years
ago there were only seven.
In the way of good corn-pl anter.
there is nothing to equal a tight boot
unless IL be tight shoe. Atbany .lrgus.
Speaking about alacrity, you should
observe clerk tack up an early-closing
notice on u store door.-Boston Globe.
Language was made to conceal
thought. A dude has no use for Ian
guage, then. for he has no thought to
conceal lid Bits.
There Is no law to prevent a man
making fool of himself. If there was,
some men would be at loss how to
pass the time.-7eras Sittings.
"A man was arraigned on Saturday
for robbing hackmen. He must be a
criminal of extraordinary ability
philadelphia Inquirer.
When man attempts to warm his
bands over hotel register it is high
time to inquire into his mental condi-
tion.-Hotel Mail.
What n terrible thing it would be
if a dazzling dude should make miss
take and light full dress cigarette"
while he was in street costume.-Boston
Globe.
Two women have been known to
| get along pleasantly in the same house
for several months, but it so happened
that one of them was blind and the
other was deaf and dumb.
First Citizen-'I say, Jack, this is
a queer April, isn't it?" Second Citi-
zen-"Yes. ratheri but is it any queerer
than usual?" First Citizen-..I think
so-a good deal; haven't lost single
umbrella yctr' Ncw Haren Ne,Cs
Her Father-''Young man, l do not
object to your calling occasionally on
my daughter, but you mustn't stay so
late. 1t was twelve o'clock last night
before you got away" Young Man
"Got away is very good sir. either
had to stay or get my coat torn"
my house was entered by burg
lar last night" ..Is that sop' What
did you do?" Nothing but look at
him." '.Did he carry off any thing?"
mo; he saw that there was only wood
stoves in the house and not a particle
of coal on the premises, so he went
away.-Nebraska State Journal.
Customer Ito grocer)-"I see by
the market quotations that quite
change has taken place in the price Of
butter,'' Grocer (startled)-"Is that
SO? (To clerk)-James, mark that
butter up five cents" Customer
1.-The price hasn't advanced, it has
dropped" Grocer-'Oh! (to clerk)-
Never mind, James. ."-Te1us Sytings.
"A Sweet Maids Query
She kissed her pug-wth haste arose
And rained upon that creatures nose
A storm Of osculatons sweet:
The swell reclining Mt her feet
Remarked, Us he looked sideways up4
| II wish that I'd been born q pup"
Then, smiling coldly from her throne,
| She said: "And were you born full grownr'
| -BOstOn Courier.
Once upon a time a lion got
thorn in his foot. He was believing
Justify, when poor peasant, attracted
by the animals cries, came along and
extracted the thorn. The lion was
quite overcome with gratitude. Said
he: "Good friend, you have done me
a service which can not forget lean
never consent to part with So good
friend" And he devoured the peasant
on the spot. Moral-There are some
folks who will use their friends for all
they are worth. Better let such folks
howl till they burst. They're used to
it. Help them once, and they've got a
mortgage on you for all time. Egg
change.